Chapter 236 The Legend of Skellige
Lann smiled and made a promise to the senior druid, and then began to ask the druid about the possible identity of the traitor and how to find him.
Gracelet began to think seriously: "Druids will not stay in one place for a long time. Even scholars have to travel across the continent, so it is not easy to find the traitor accurately." "But I am willing
. The guys who joined the Svablo sect of barbarians must have shown clues in their daily words and deeds, not to mention that they captured our apprentices..."
Graysmit thought for a moment and decided to ask for help. : "I need to consult the seniors who often stay in the Oak Ring to cultivate. They may be able to point us in the direction." "
This will take a while, so you have to wait patiently for a while."
Gray Schmidt's tone Very smooth, showing the grace that a druid should have.
This made Gerd, who was behind Lan, curl his lips.
Lann smiled and nodded.
"During this waiting period, I think you can go visit King Bran. You must be relatives, right?" Gray Schmidt suddenly suggested: "He encountered a little trouble... No, it should be said to be a big trouble. ."
...
After not seeing each other for a few days, when King Bran appeared in front of Lan again, he was already visibly haggard.
The once heroic and strong King of the Islands has now lost weight and his cheeks are deeply sunken. The originally well-maintained beard is now dirty and messy, showing the owner's poor physical condition.
King Bran was not aware of Lann's arrival at all. His attention was attracted by the hospital bed in front of him.
Lying on the hospital bed was the dying son of King Bran—Svanridge An Tursek.
He lay on an oak bed, cushions woven from mistletoe and holly leaves beneath him, and the air was filled with incense that Lan couldn't smell.
Four candles were lit in the four directions of Svanregi, and a druid stood beside Svanregi's bed and muttered. As soon as Lan stepped into the house, he felt the gryphon badge on his chest vibrating slightly.
The druid was working his world-famous healing magic, and apparently not for the first time in as many days.
But even so, Svanregi's condition was still much worse than when he was attacked by the giant bear a few days ago. At this moment, the whole person was almost turned into a corpse. Only weak breathing could save him. distinguished from the dead.
Even Lan judged that the injured person was still breathing by the slight shaking of the oak leaf placed in front of Svenregi's nose, not the rise and fall of the chest - because Svanregi's chest did not rise and fall at all, and the whole body There was no movement at all.
It is worth noting that even though the son is already dying, only King Bran as the father is still in the room, while Bilna as the mother is missing.
Lan En looked around and had some suspicions in his mind.
...
In addition to Svanregi, King Bran, and the Druid who was casting healing magic, there were several Druid apprentices in the room as assistants, who were explaining Svanregi to East on the side. Current situation.
Lan En glanced at it and stepped forward slowly. His appearance and heraldry were so iconic that the druid apprentice immediately nodded slightly as a greeting when he saw him approaching, and simply explained together: "Svanrej is dying, and there is nothing we can do. The
current magic is just to maintain it as much as possible. It's just his life."
The first sentence made Lan and East frown together.
The druid apprentice said regretfully: "Our magic is 'healing', not 'bringing back the dead'. And Svenrej was too seriously injured." "That
was the full blow of the Velka Berserker, even if it was just one An oak door bolt 10 feet thick can be broken, let alone a human body..."
The apprentice sighed: "Svanrej usually practices martial arts diligently, and he was also wearing a thick bear fur cloak at that time, which gave him a certain The buffer did not kill him on the spot...but that's all."
East gritted his teeth. He had a close relationship with his nephew and could not accept this result.
"Isn't he still alive now? He was just injured. He must be able to be saved." East's speaking posture was particularly low at this moment, even a little pleading.
The druid apprentice's attitude was even lower: "We tried our best, but Svenregi's injury was really too serious... Let me explain it to you, when he was carried over, he even vomited out a small piece of his lungs. Tissue fragments. You are brave and good at fighting, so you must understand what this means. We are doing our best to keep him alive now."
Of course, East knew what the information in the apprentice's words meant.
He took two steps back dejectedly, almost falling, but Lan En held him up.
The joy of annihilating Svablo's sect was gone at this moment.
King Bran and East can be said to be the two most prestigious people in the archipelago. Seeing these two warriors who can be written into poems showing such postures at the same time, even the druid apprentices can't bear it.
He comforted: "We have also contacted the priests of the goddess Freya. Although the current treatment methods they have are unable to do anything, Lord Dona and the high priest Sigedlifa have been praying in front of the statue of the Virgin for many days. , maybe a miracle will happen soon."
Taking the arrival of a miracle as the only hope is an idea that only a desperate person would have.
But this is the only hope of King Bran and East at this moment.
...
I don’t know how long it took, but the druid who was casting a spell slowly opened his eyes. The intensity of the herbal aroma in the room reached its peak at this moment, even to the point of choking.
Svenridge's pale face also flashed a trace of rosy color in an instant, just like an illusion.
…
Inside the room were the dying Svanregi, the worried Druid, the sad-looking King Bran, and the sighing East.
Only Lan's expression and aura were incompatible with them.
He had a plan in mind.
After glancing at King Bran, he didn't dare to tell the other party his thoughts directly. Lan quietly pulled Isla aside and whispered.
"Uncle, you have lived with your aunt for so long, you must know that our bloodline contains special power, right?"
The worry on East's face did not disappear, and he frowned at Lan, not knowing that this name made him proud. Why did my nephew bring up this topic at this time?
But then he thought of something and showed an incredible look of expectation.
East asked tentatively: "You mean... the ancient blood? If you are referring to this, then I know it. It is because of it that I did not give birth to offspring with your aunt." "But she seems
to Without awakening the power within it, I can only get a glimpse of it from history books and... Pavetta, who is very repulsive to this power."
Queen Calanthe failed to awaken the ancient blood, and she herself hated the power brought by the elven blood. Instead, her daughter, Ciri's mother Pavetta, awakened at her coming-of-age ceremony banquet.
Unfortunately, Pavetta died unexpectedly later, and Calanthe blamed his daughter's death on the bad luck brought about by the ancient blood.
In fact, if you look at Calanthe's bloodline, it is true that every bearer who has awakened the ancient blood has had many twists and turns in life, and even died because of it. From this perspective, Calanthe's knowledge of the ancient blood cannot be miscalculated.
Of course, there are also reasons why the awakened ones have only a partial understanding of the power of bloodline, and have even scratched the surface before fully awakening. Unlike Lann, who has the double blessing of the system and the mirror master.
Even Ciri in the original work, as the first bloodline bearer in history to fully awaken the ancient blood, has been in many dangers because of this power. In a sense, the damage caused by the ancient blood to Ciri far outweighs the gains.
East's eyes showed expectation: "I heard Mossack say that you seem to have fully awakened the power in the blood of the ancients, so you can show various powers on the battlefield that are beyond our understanding." "Could it be the ancients
? Does the blood also have powerful power in the field of healing?"
Faced with East's question, Lan nodded and shook his head.
"That's not a healing power, but more like a one-time... rebirth?" Lann considered the words, even that was exaggerated enough, "I can only use it once for everyone, and only this time, no matter what Various injuries can be recovered, and even hidden wounds and old wounds on the body can be removed."
Lann was naturally referring to the contracted [follower].
After hearing this, East immediately became excited and grabbed Lan's hand, and was about to go to King Bran: "Once is enough!"
But Lan quickly held East back to prevent him from telling the news too early. King Bran.
Because Lann has no skill points.
In addition to adding skills, Lann would only save one skill for emergencies. If you encounter a follower who particularly wants to make a contract, or if an important person around you is dying, use this skill point to make a difference.
And just now, he had used this skill point to contract Bill, the alien berserker and reckless hero.
He did not expect that Svenrej's condition was so bad, and King Bran never mentioned his son's condition to Lan. Lann always thought that the other party could get proper help in the Oak Ring.
If King Bran had explained the situation to Lan earlier, Lan would have used this skill point to save Svenridge, whether from a practical point of view or from a close relationship perspective.
It's also my fault that Lann didn't explain his abilities to the two of them earlier. It's just that he has too many secrets, and he has never been in the habit of telling others about his abilities.
At this moment, he could only explain to East: "The foundation of Ancient Blood is magic, so I need enough chaos energy to use this ability. Generally speaking, I need to find some magic items to absorb the chaos inside Energy, to activate my abilities."
In fact, Lann had also collected a lot of runes and magic gems from the Mirror Master before, but he had already given them to Mossack and Geron for magic research. , some of them have simply become enchantments and infusions on his equipment. There is nothing on him that can be converted into skill points at any time.
Executing abilities requires energy from magic items, which is within East's understanding. He thinks it's very reasonable. If a spell caster wants to cast some powerful spells, he often has to use special props, terrain, weather, and even astronomical phenomena such as solar eclipses.
East pondered: "This is no problem. The Tursek family has a lot of collections. I will write a letter immediately... No, let the mentor here help open the portal back to Little Skellig Island to find it." "But
I The required magic items are quite special, and not all of them meet this requirement." Lann explained, "If not, then I can also... uh, hunt monsters, or help others fulfill some specific wishes. Gain strength."
Lan En finally did not say the official words of "punishing the evil and supporting the weak" to fool the attendants.
Even so, East showed a strange expression.
Because this is completely beyond the knowledge of the Sea Knight, there is no known way for a spellcaster to increase his power.
But soon East also showed a thoughtful expression: "'Lannister, a promise of gold', is this the reason why you helped people everywhere in Cintra, because you can get power from it?" Lan
clicked. Nodding: "I don't know how long Svanregi can hold on, whether it's too late..."
As he said that, Lan glanced at his experience bar, which was not far from the full value. Maybe instead of looking for magic items everywhere, he could find more It would be faster to complete any task found in the Land of Oak. Especially in this case, the entire Tursek family's soldiers will help him, and the efficiency is absolutely high.
After hearing Lan's reasons, East thought: "Then I will ask the family's soldiers to help you...help others. Then I will also find the druid to open a portal back to the family to find the magic items you need. . Don’t tell Bran about this yet, so as not to cause him to have a huge emotional ups and downs. I just hope that Svenridge can still hold on..."
Lan nodded in approval.
But then he slapped his head and suddenly remembered whether he had obtained a wolf fang necklace in Freya's Garden before. It was an ancient magic item that could create an undead werewolf. It seemed to be a source of magic power. Coming.
This new thing never appeared in his memory in time.
Lann had not absorbed it before in order to bring it back to Mossack to decipher the wonderful runes on it, but now it seems that it is time to use it.
Lan quickly stopped the furious East, flipped his left hand, and was about to take the wolf fang necklace out of the [Inventory] to absorb it, when a voice suddenly sounded behind him.
"I already know about this, brother, and Lann."
That was King Bran's voice.
In order to avoid King Bran, Lan and East specifically left the room where Svenrej was recovering from his injuries.
They also thought that King Bran could not receive information from the outside world in such a state. But he didn't expect that King Bran's state looked sad and mournful. In fact, he could accurately receive any information about his son and the words with the syllable "Svanridge" around him.
The druid who was healing Svenrege also walked out of the house side by side with King Bran, looking at Lann with a kind of loving and curious eyes unique to the elders.
"Are you Lan, right? Mossack told me about you, saying that you have many magical abilities, but in order to protect your secret, you didn't go into details. I can only do so much with Svenrej. , his injury is very serious."
The druid did not shy away from dignity and face, and prioritized treatment: "So if there is anything you can do, Lan, just do it. You need to use the magic of nature. Is there an oak tree in the center of the Oak Ring, which communicates the magic power of the entire island? Maybe it can help you."
King Bran waved his hand to stop the druid's suggestion, then lowered his head and took out an arrow from his neck. An antique necklace.
"This is to save my son. There is no reason to make the masters pay the price."
After saying that, King Bran turned to East and showed an apologetic look: "Sorry, brother, this necklace..."
Before he could finish his words, East interrupted his brother directly: "Svanridge Your safety is the most important thing."
Then East took the initiative to take the necklace and handed it to Lan's hand, explaining: "This is the symbol of the patriarch of our Tursek family, a treasure passed down by our ancestors. It was originally It should be a powerful treasure, but we have never known how to activate it. We only hope that we can use it now to save Svenrej's life, which can be considered a blessing from our ancestors." ...Skellig is a romantic
nation
. , myths and legends permeate their culture and are integrated into their politics.
In the legend of the islanders, they have a common ancestor - Hamdol. It is said that he wore golden armor that was more dazzling than the sun, a helmet with antlers, and wielded a long sword that could split the night and bring dawn. He was so powerful that he could move mountains and surge the sea with his body.
According to the poem, this mythical hero was able to hunt down monsters that even the gods were helpless against, but he was indifferent to fame and fortune and always lived in seclusion in his hunting lodge. Until the summer solstice of a certain year, he met the goddess Hai Lin at the seaside. The goddess had also admired this hero who was stronger than the gods for a long time, and they quickly fell in love with each other. They traveled to Skellig and stayed close for the entire summer.
But when autumn comes, Helene has to leave. In the end, Hailin gave birth to six sons for Hamdol to continue the bloodline. These six sons were also the ancestors of the seven major families in the archipelago.
And Heimdall also fell into a deep sleep after raising his six sons with the goddess.
He has no tombstone, and no one knows where Heimdol ended up, but the Islanders believe Heimdol will eventually return.
...
"In the last era, there will be a giant wolf that swallows the sun, the moon will have a lunar eclipse, and then the world will enter the era of hoarfrost, and mankind will face a severe winter that seems to freeze everything. A long ship named Nagfar The ship sailed from the Isle of Homol, built from the nails of the dead, and filled with an army of goblins and demons." The Skellige take
this legend so seriously that to this day they flay their dead at funerals nails to prevent them from becoming material for evil spirits to build ships.
"There is a hero standing in his hunting lodge watching the longship arrive. He is Hamdor. At this time, Kambi will start to cry until it bleeds and dies. Its cry will warn Hamdor With the arrival of Er's longship, Hamdol will then step onto the Rainbow Bridge and blow the horn he carries around his waist, calling on all the Skellige men who have died heroically to take up arms and join this final battle. This The battle will determine whether the world will be shrouded in eternal night or usher in a new dawn."
East recited the story extremely seriously and said: "I know that Ancient Blood also has similar prophecy stories about the end of the world. It's in Calanthe's royal collection."
"And we islanders are the descendants of Hamdor. We built the islands to welcome the return of the hero and become his army." "The
Tursek family is the descendant of Hamdor . The son of Mudor - the descendant of Tyr. This necklace is the treasure that Tyr once wore."
Lann took the necklace handed over by East. It was made of plant rattan and metal. Carved with simple and complex runes.
But it seems that because too much time has passed, these runes look like rigid stone sculptures. If it hadn't been for East's reminder, no one would have thought it was a treasure containing magic power.
And the fact is that now, it is just a token of the patriarch of the Tursek family and no longer has any magical effect.
Fortunately, Lann's system gave prompts in time.
[Discovering the Source of Magic]
In the expectant eyes of East and King Bran, Lan nodded: "It works, it is enough."
Then he grabbed the necklace and activated the system.
A stream of heat, like a warm winter breeze, surged out from the necklace and flowed into Lan En's body.
[Skill Point +1]
[Skill Point +1] [Skill
Point +1]
[Skill Point +1]
This has been around for who knows how many years, but it actually provides four skill points!
With so much magic power, you can't even activate the runes engraved on it? It is indeed a treasure passed down by the heroes in mythology. It is hard to imagine what kind of power it would have had when it was first created.
(End of chapter)